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A MANUAL OF DEVOTIOiN 



PBKPAUED E8Pi:ciAI.LT 



FOR BOYS 



BY 

THE REV. THOS. P. GAILOB, S.T.B. 




NEW YORK 

JAMES POTT & CO., CHURCH PUBLISHEKS 

14 AND 16 AsTOR Place 



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Copyright, 1886, 
Br JAMES POTT & CO. 



The Library 
OF Congress 

WASHINGTON 



Press of J. J. Little & Co, 
Astor Place, New York. 



TO 

ALL SEWAI^EE BOYS, OLD AND NEW, 

FOR WHOM 

ESPECIALLY IT WAS PREPARED, 
THIS LITTLE MANUAL 

IS 

DEDICATED. 



PEEFACE. 



The compilation of this manual was 
forced upon the author by a daily ex- 
perience of the needs of students, both 
communicants and non-communicants, 
who attended the confirmation classes 
in the Uniyersity. For, although there 
are already many yery yaluable books of 
the same kind in print, none of them was 
felt, after trial, to be all that was desired; 
and in so small a matter it seemed best 
to draw up an outline at least of what 
was wanted and to arrange the material 
for present use eyen if further experi- 
ence should suggest improyements. The 
manual, therefore, does not pretend to 
be new or original, but it is hoped that 
its arrangement at least will be ap- 



6 PREFACE. 

proved. It was at first intended mere- 
ly for local use> and would have been 
privately printed but that the author 
remembered how, in his own college 
days, he was bewildered by the richness 
and fullness of his devotional manual, 
and thought that perhaps there were 
others in his position who might feel 
the need of some sach book and who 
had no leisure to prepare one for them- 
selves. 

Sewanee, Tenn., Advent, 1885. 



Hoctrinc 

AND 

Instruction, 



I BELIEVE in God the Father Al- 
mighty, Maker of heaven and earth: 
And in Jesus Christ his only Son onr 
Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy 
Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suf- 
fered under Pontius Pilate, Was cruci- 
fied, dead, and buried: He descended 
into hell. The third day he rose from 
the dead; He ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God 
the Father Almighty; From thence he 
shall come to judge the quick and the 
dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy 
Catholic Church; The Communion of 
Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The 
Resurrection of the body; And the Life 
everlasting. Amen. 



10 THE KICENE CREED. 

I BELIEVE in one God the Father 
Almighty, Maker of heayen and earth. 
And of all things yisible and invisible: 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the 
only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of 
his Father before all worlds, God of 
God, Light of Light, yery God of yery 
God, Begotten, not made, Being of one 
substance with the Father, By whom 
all things were made; Who, for us men, 
and for our salvation, came down from 
heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy 
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was 
made man; and was crucified also for 
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered, 
and was buried; And the third day he 
rose again, according to the Scriptures; 
And ascended into heaven. And sitteth 
on the right hand of the Father; And 
he shall come again with glory to judge 
both the quick and the dead, Whose 
kingdom shall have no end. 



THE LOED'S prater. 11 

And I belieye in the Holy Ghost, the 
Lord and Giyer of Life, Who proceed- 
eth from the Father and the Son, Who 
with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified, Who spake 
by the Prophets; And I believe one 
Catholic and Apostolic Church; I ac- 
knowledge one Baptism for the remis- 
sion of sins; and I look for the Eesnr- 
rection of the dead; and the Life of the 
world to come. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hal- 
lowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom 
come. Thy will be done on earth, As 
it is in Heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes. As we forgive those who trespass 
agaiust us. And lead us not into tempt- 
ation; But deliver us from evil ; For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 



12 THE TEK COMMANDMENTS. 

2i;i)e Sen (SLommanbmcnlB. 

I. Thou shalt haye none other gods 
but me. 

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself 
any grayen image, nor the likeness of 
any thing that is in heayen aboye, or in 
the earth beneath, or in the water under 
the earth. Thou shalt not bow down 
to them, nor worship them: for I the 
Lord thy God am a jealous God, and 
yisit the sins of the fathers upon the 
children, unto the third and fourth 
generation of them that hate me; and 
show mercy unto thousands in them 
that loye me, and keep my command- 
ments. 

III. Thou shalt not take the Name 
of the Lord thy God in yain: for the 
Lord will not hold him guiltless, that 
taketh his Name in yain. 

lY. Eemember that thou keep holy 
the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou 
labour, and do all that thou hast to do; 



THE TEI^ COMMAKDMEKTS. 13 

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of 
the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do 
no manner of work; thou, and thy son, 
and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and 
thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the 
stranger that is within thy gates. For 
in six days the Lord made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day: wherefore 
the Lord blessed the seventh day, and 
hallowed it. 

V. Honour thy father and thy mother; 
that thy days may be long in the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

VI. Thou shalt do no murder. 
VIL Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
VIIL Thou shalt not steal. 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbour. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bour's house, thou shalt not covet thy 
neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his 
maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any 
thing that is his. 



14 ^ THE GLORIA PATRI, 

SClje ©loria J}atri. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the 
Son, and to the Holy Ghost; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, 
and eyer shall be, world without end. 
Amen. 



tables anb BuUs 



FOR THE 

MOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS ; 

TOGETHER WITH THE 

DAYS OF FASTING AND ABSTINENCE, 

THROUGH THE WHOLE TEAK. 



RULES 

TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS AND 
HOLY-DAYS BEGIN. 

Easter-day, on which the rest depend, is 
always the first Sunday after the Full Moon, 
which happens upon or next after the Twenty- 
first Day of March; and if the Full Moon 
happen upon a Sunday, Easter-Bay is the 
Sunday after. 

Advent-Sunday is always the nearest Sun- 
day to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before 
or after. 

Septuagesima 
Sexagesima 
Qainquagesima 
Quadragesima 

Eogation- Sunday 
Ascension Day 
Whitsunday 
Trinity Sunday 



V Sunday is •< 



Nine 
Eight 
Seven 
Six 

Five Weeks 
Forty Days 
Seven Weeks 
Eight Weeks 



Weeks 
before 
Easter. 



after 
Easter, 



% STable of -feasts, 

TO BE OBSERVED IN THIS CHURCH THROUGHOUT 
THE YEAR. 

All Sundays in the Year, 

The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus 

Christ Jan. 1. 

The Epiphany Jan. 6. 

The Conversion of St. Paul Jan. 25. 

The Purification of the Blessed Virgin. Feb. 2. 

St. Matthias the Apostle Feb. 24. 

The Annunciation of the Blessed Vir- 
gin Mar. 25. 

St. Mark the Evangelist Apr. 25. 

St. Philip and St. James the Apostles. May 1. 

The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus 
Christ 

St. Barnabas the Apostle June 11. 

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist. June 24. 

St. Peter the Apostle June 29. 

St. James the Apostle July 25. 

St. Bartholomew the Apostle Aug. 24. 

St. Matthew the Apostle Sept. 21. 



A TABLE OF FASTS. 17 

St. Michael and all Angels Sept. 29. 

St. Luke the Evangelist Oct. 18. 

St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles. .Oct. 28. 

All Saints. Nov. 1. 

St. Andrew the Apostle Nov. 30. 

St. Thomas the Apostle - . .Dec. 21. 

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus CnRiST.Dec. 25. 

St. Stephen the Martyr Dec. 26. 

St. John the Evangelist Dec. 27. 

The Holy Innocents Dec. 28. 

Monday and Tuesday in Easter- Week. 

Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun- 

Week 



^ QLabk of iFasts. 

Ash- Wednesday, \ Good-Friday. 

OTHER DAYS OF FASTING, 

ON WHICH THE CHURCH REQUIRES SUCH A MEAS- 
URE OP ABSTINENCE AS IS MORE ESPECIALLY 
SUITED TO EXTRAORDINARY ACTS AND EXER- 
CISES OF DEVOTION. 

I. The Forty Days of Lent. 

"■ ^Four^SeTsonrbliSl] The First Sunday in Lent. 
STwSS/ Frf- lTb« Feast of Pentecost. 

Sriter J 

2 



18 A TABLE OF PASTS. 

III. The three Rogation-Days, being the Monday^ Tues^ 

day and Wednesday before Holy- Thursday^ or the 
Ascension of our Lord. 

IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas Day. 

In addition to the above, the first Thursday 
in November (or, if any other day be appointed 
by the Civil Authority, then such day) shall be 
observed as a Day of Thanksgiving to Almighty 
God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all other 
blessings of his merciful Providence. 

N. B. — Fasting means voluntary abstinence 
from all food, and is enjoined by the Church on 
Ash- Wednesday and Good-Friday, where it is 
consistent with physical health. Its object is 
to express more really our sorrow and humili- 
ation according to Our Lord's words. — S. Luke, 
v., 35. 

On other fast days it is proper to abstain 
from certain kinds of food, such as meats and 
luxuries. 



Prbate DcDotiona. 



If possible, have a special place in your 
room where you may regularly say your 
prayers. It will help to prevent carelessness 
and inattention. 

Remember always that, whatever else you 
have to do, your prayers are the most import- 
ant of your daily duties, and you can at least 
say a part if not all of the short service given 
here. 

On Fridays, certainly on Fridays in Lent, 
you ought to add something to your daily 
prayers, if only a single psalm. 



iJlorning ^xamv. 

Whej^ you awake, try to fix your 
first thoughts upon the seriousness of 
your life and God's mercy in preserv- 
ing you through the night. 

When you are dressed and ready, 
place yourself on your hnees in God's 
Presence and say : 

In the Name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 

THE LOKD'S PEATER. 

Our Father, &c. 

THE apostles' CREED. 

I belieye in God, &c. 

CONFESSIOK. 

Heavenly Father, I confess unto 
Thee, all my sins which I have com- 



23 MORNIKG PHAYER. 

mitted against Thee, whether know- 
ingly or ignorantly, by day or by night, 
either sleeping or waking, in word or 
in deed, in thought or neglect, 
through the assaults of the Deyil or 
the frailty of my flesh, and I beseech 
Thee to grant unto me pardon, ab- 
solution and remission of all my sins, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

THA^q-KSGiyiKG. 

I give Thee thanks. Holt Lord, 
Almighty Father, Eternal God, Who 
hast guarded me through the hours of 
the night and hast brought me safely 
to another day. Mercifully incline 
Thine ears to hear my morning pray- 
ers. Strengthen me by Thy grace 
against all temptations, that I may 
dedicate myself unto Thee in a sober, 
righteous and godly life. Enlighten 
my mind and remove from me all 
darkness of sin and ignorance. Giye 



MORKIKG PRAYER. 23 

me diligence in studying, quickness of 
apprehension, the power to retain what 
I hear or learn. 

Graciously accept all my work and 
labor, begun in Thy Holy Name, that 
Thou mayest ever be with me in this 
world, and that in the world to come, 
I may have life everlasting, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 
and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, one God, world without end. 
Amen. 

INTERCESSIO^q^. 

Almighty and Everlasting God, who 
hast promised to hear the petitions of 
those who ask in Thy Son's name, I 
commend unto Thee my parents, my 
brothers and sisters, and all my rela- 
tions ( ) and friends (especially 

), and those for whom 1 have been 

asked to pray. Let Thy Fatherly 
hand, I beseech Thee, ever be over 
them, let Thy Holy Spirit ever be 
with them, and so lead them in the 



24 MORNING PRAYER. 

knowledge and obedience of Thy word, 
that in the end they may obtain ever- 
lasting life. Pity, Lord, and have 
mercy upon all men, for Jesus Christ's 
sake, who with Thee and the Holy 
Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever One 
God, world without end. Amen. 

May the Holy Angels, especially my 
own Guardian, keep watch around me 
throughout this day, to protect me 
against the assaults of the evil one, to 
suggest to me holy thoughts, to defend 
me against all dangers, to lead me in 
the perfect way of peace, to bring me 
safe at length to my home in Heaven. 

ifff May God Almighty, Father, Son 
and Holy Ghost, bless me, and of His 
mercy defend me from all wickedness; 
and may His presence and His love sus- 
tain and direct me throughout this day. 
Amen. 



EVENING PKATER. 35 

®t)ening JJragers. 

In the Name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

THE lord's prayer. 

Our Father, &c. 

THE apostles' CREED. 

I believe in God, &c. 

THANKSGIVING. 

I give Thee thanks. Holy Father, 
Eternal God, for all the blessings of my 
life, and especially for Thy preservation 
of me during the past day. Grant, 
Lord, that I may be ever mindful of 
Thy mercies, and that in my life I may 
show my gratitude through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. 

SELF-EXAMINATION. 

Recall one ly one the sins ivliich you 
have committed and ash forgiveness. 



26 EVElsTIKG PRAYER. 

Did I say my prayers this morning 
reverently and carefully? 

Have I wasted my time? 

Have I injured anyone by word or 
deed? 

Have I led anyone to commit sin? 

Have I tried to put away all evil, im- 
pure and bitter thoughts? 

Have I been angry, or used any bad 
words? 

Have I left undone what I ought to 
have done? 

COKFESSIOK. 

0, Heavenly Father, full of pity and 
compassion, graciously look upon me. 
Thy child. Pardon all these my sins, 
and those which I do not now remem- 
ber. Give me a penitent heart and 
protect me from all the snares of the 
enemy, for Jesus Christ^s sake, who 
died for me and for all mankind, and 
who liveth and reigneth with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, one God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 



EVEKING PRAYER. 27 

IKTERCESSIOiq". 

0, Almiglity God, the Creator and 
Preserver of all mankind, give me grace 
to know and to do Thy will. Enlighten 
my mind, direct my will, and purify 
my heart. Bless all those for whom I 
ought to pray ( ), my parents, rela- 
tives and friends {especially ) . Pre- 
serve us from all perils and dangers of 
this night and grant us such refreshing 
sleep as may fit us for the duties of the 
following day, that living and dying we 
may be Thine, through the merits of 
Thy Son Christ Jesus, in whose Name 
I offer up these my imperfect prayers. 
Amen. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of the 
world, who by Thy Cross and Passion, 
didst show Thy love for all the children 
of men, support us all the day long 
through this troublous life, until the 
shadows lengthen, and the evening 
come, and this busy world is hushed, 
and the fever of our life is over, and 



28 OCCASIONAL PEAYEES. 

our work is done. Then in Thy mercy 
grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, 
and peace with Thee at the last for ever. 
Amen. 

BEKEDICTIOK. 

ifi May God the Fathee bless me ; 
Jesus Cheist defend and keep me ; the 
power of the Holy Ghost enh'ghten 
me and sanctify me, this night and 
forever. Amen. 



CDccasional JJranera. 
For the Choice of a Vocation, 
Lord Jesus Cheist, who didst die 
for me and give Thyself for me, grant 
me the light of Thy Holy Spirit that I 
may know what Thou wouldst have me 
to do. I offer myself entirely to Thee 
to do what seemeth good in Thy sight: 
not my will but Thine be done. Cor- 
rect whatsoever Thou seest amiss in me, 
strengthen my weak resolutions, restrain 



OCCASIOiq^AL PRAYERS. 29 

my wayward desires, remoye all hin- 
drances to the fulfilment of Thy will, 
and giye me grace so to follow the lead- 
ings of Thy Providence, that my life 
may be spent to Thy honor and glory, 
in whatsoever way it pleases Thee, who 
liyest and reignest, God for eyer and 
ever. Amen. 

In any trouble, 

Lord God, our Heavenly Father, 
who ordainest divers kinds of trouble 
for Thy children, that so they may be 
led to serve Thee better, look upon me, 
I pray Thee. Thou, who seest that 
I am trying to obey Thee, and do what 
Thou wouldst have me do, help me to 
bear this trial bravely. Grant me to 
look to Thee humbly and trustingly, 
and not cease to please Thee. And 
when it pleases Thee, do Thou remove 
this trouble, and bless me and help me 
through it, for Jesijs Christ's sake. 
Amen. 



30 OCCASIONAL PRAYEES. 

In trouble caused ly your own fault, 

LoED God, my Heavenly Father, 
I pray Thee to look upon me in this 
my trouble, and to forgive me. I have 
{here confess all that has happened). 
Help me to bear bravely any punish- 
ment that may come to me, and to be 
truthful and honest, obedient and sub- 
missive. Guard me that I may neither 
be led into what is wrong by others, 
nor myself lead others into wrong. 
Grant that I may never commit the 
same fault again, and bless us and keep 
us all for Jesus Oheist's sake. Amen. 

BEFOEE SCHOOL WOEK. 

0, LoED, Jesus Oheist, who didst 
grow in wisdom and stature, and in 
favor with God and Man ; make me 
diligent and patient, willing and teach- 
able, good tempered and persevering in 
my work in school ; what I know not 
teach me : what I know enable me to 



OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. 31 

remember, that as I grow in years I 
may grow in grace, and in the know- 
ledge of Thee and of Thy will ; who 
livest and reignest with the Father and 
the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

FOR CHASTITY. 

0, pure and Holy Jesus, who wast 
born of a Virgin, and delightest to dwell 
in pure and Virgin hearts, cleanse me, I 
beseech Thee, from all filthiness of flesh 
and spirit. Suffer me at no time to pol- 
lute my body, which is the temple of 
the Holy Ghost, with any uncleanness ; 
and enable me to keep my heart with 
all diligence, so that no unchaste 
thoughts may be harbored there ; but 
being kept pure and undefiled in both 
body and soul, I may glorify Thee here, 
and be glorified with Thee hereafter, 
who livest and reignest with the Father 
and the Holy Spirit, one God, world 
without end. Amen. 



32 A GENERAL IKTERCESSIOK. 

^ (general Jfntercession. 
(bishop andrewes.) 
Let us pray God. 
For the whole creation. 
For the supply of seasons. 
Healthy, fruitful, peaceful. 
For the whole race of mankind. 
For those who are not Christians. 
For the conversion of Atheists, the un- 
godly. 
For all Christians. 
For restoration of all who languish in 

errors and sins. 
For confirmation of all who have been 

granted truth and grace. 
For succor and comfort of all who are 
dispirited, infirm, distressed, un- 
settled men and women. 
For thankfulness and sobriety in all 
who are hearty, healthy, prosper- 
ous, quiet men and women. 
For the Catholic Church, its establish- 
ment and increase. 



A GEKERAL INTERCESSIOK. 33 

For the Eastern, its deliverance and 

union. 
For the Western, its adjustment and 

peace : 
For the English and American, 
The supply of what is wanting in 

them. 
The strengthening of what remains. 
For the Bishops, Priests, Christian 

people ; 
For the States of the inhabited world ; 
For Christian States, 
For our own, 
For all our rulers ; 
For the people of this land. 
For all my relations. 
For brothers and sisters 
That God's blessing may be upon 
them. 

And on their children ; 
For all who love me 
Though I know them not ; 
For them who hate me without cause, 
For my companions, 
3 



III 



34 A GENERAL IKTERCESSIOK. 

For all who dwell near me ; 

For all whom I have promised to re- 
member in my prayers ; 

For all who remember me in their 
prayers, and ask of me the same : 

For all who do not pray for them- 
selves : 

For all who at present are in agony 

Of extreme necessity or deep affliction: 

For all who are attempting any good 
work 

Which will bring glory to the name of 
God, 

Or some great good to the Church ; 
For all who act nobly 

Either towards things sacred or towards 
the poor ; 

For all who have ever been offended 
by me, 

Either in word or in deed. 

God have mercy on me and bless me, 

God show the light of His countenance 
upon me, and pity me. 

God bless me, even our God, 



A GElsq-ERAL INTERCESSION. 35 

God bless me and receive my prayer : 
direct my life towards Thy com- 
mandments, 

Hallow my soul. 

Purify my body. 

Correct my thoughts. 

Cleanse my desires, 
Soul and body, mind and spirit. 

Heart and reins. 
Renew me thoroughly, God, 
For, if Thou wilt. Thou canst 
Help me for Jesus sake. 



J)ublk tt)or0l)ip. 



Jnstruction. 

The object of attending service is to 
worsliip God, not to criticise nor to 
admire the minister. Eemember our 
Lokd's words : " Where two or three 
are gathered together in My name there 
am I in the midst." 

Worship is not dreaming nor loung- 
ing, but a definite operation of reason, 
will and affection. It requires, at least, 
as much attention and carefulness as 
any other work in life. Therefore, 
when you stand, stand erect, not lean- 
ing on the back of the seat nor loung- 
ing with your hands in your pockets. 
When you sit do not forget where you 
are, and attend to what is being read. 
When you kneel, kneel, and do not 
merely lay your head oyer on the back 
of the next seat. When you meet a 



40 MORKING AKD EYENIKG PRAYERS. 

superior you remove your hat ; in the 
presence of a King you kneel on one 
knee. It is a privilege for you to be 
permitted to speak to God with loth 
knees 07i the ground. 

To join in the services heartily and 
earnestly, to behave reverently and 
thoughtfully, are things which your 
own conscience and self-respect demand. 



illorning anb (KtJening JJraaer. 

On talcing your place in Church Tcneel 
down and ash God to accept and direct 
your ivorship. 



BEFORE SERVICE. 

Heavenly Father, open Thou my 
lips, enlighten my mind, and purify 
my heart, that I may worship Thee in 
spirit and in truth, to the glory of Thy 



THE HOLY COMMUNION. 41 

name and the salvation of my soul. 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
Amen. 

AFTER SERVICE. 

Grant, Lord, that the words of 
my mouth and the meditations of my 
heart may be always acceptable in Thy 
sight, and what I have unworthily 
done do Thou most graciously pardon. 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



QLi)c ^^0l2 Cotttmnnion. 

I. INSTRUCTION. 

(a) The Holt Eucharist is ^' of a 
spiritually sacrificial character " (Journ. 
H. of Bps. ^32), and as such is the cen- 
tral and highest act of Christian wor- 
ship, the only one which our Blessed 
Lord especially commanded us to per- 
form. ^^Do this," he said, ^^in re- 
membrance of Me '^ (S. Luke, xxii, 19), 
or as St. Paul says : ^^ As often as ye 



42 THE HOLY COMMUKIOK. 

eat this bread and drink this cnp ye do 
show the Lokd's death till he come/' 
Therefore this is the service which you 
must never fail to attend. To neglect 
it is to neglect the greatest opportunity 
you will ever have on earth of coming 
in His own appointed way into onr 
Saviour^s presence, and pleading His 
merits for the forgiveness of your sins 
and the guidance of your life. For the 
Holy Eucharist is the means which 
Jesus Himself appointed, to be the 
perpetual memorial of His Sacrifice be- 
fore God the Father, offered from age 
to age by His Priests in behalf of His 
faithful people, that all His ^^ whole 
Church may obtain remission of theii: 
sins, and all other benefits of His Pas- 
sion.'' Moreover, it is 

The Holy Commukion", or Lord's 
Supper, for the strengthening and re- 
freshing of your soul. 

By Baptism you were made a mem- 
ber of Christ ; you were born into a 



THE HOLY COMMUNIOK. 43 

new life, with new hopes, new respon- 
sibilities, new privileges. This new 
life must be nourished as all other life 
is nourished. Its food is the '^ Bread 
which came down from Heaven/^ the 
glorified humanity of our Blessed Lord, 
which He gives us in the Holy Com- 
munion. You shall not starve your 
immortal spirit, but you shall eat this 
Bread and live forever. ^^How shall 
we escape if we neglect so great sal- 
vation ? ^^ 

How often to receive, — All communi- 
cants ought to receive at least once a 
month. The practice in the time of 
the Apostles was for men, in ordinary 
business life, to receive every Sunday. 
Those who are leading specially conse- 
crated lives may receive daily. Do as 
your conscience directs. Only remem- 
ber that a communicant of the Church, 
who does not take the Communion, 
when he has the opportunity, at Eas- 
ter and Christmas, is false to his Chris- 



44 THE HOLY COMMUiq'IOK. 

tian profession, and is imperilling his 
soul. 

When to receive. — Early in the morn- 
ing before eating, when it is possible, 
for three reasons. 

1st. Because the mature judgment 
and practice of the Church have estab- 
lished the custom of early and fasting 
communions. And no argument can 
make us wiser than she is. 

2d. Because it is meet and right that 
the sacrament of Chkist's Body and 
Blood should be the first food to pass 
our lips, before we are distracted by the 
cares and employment of the day. 

3d. Because the main reason, almost 
the only reason, why so many wait to 
take the Communion at the mid-day 
service is, that they shrink from the 
extra effort and self-denial of rising 
early. Yet, if it is worth anything to 
us, it is worth the trouble of shorten- 
ing our morning's sleep, and braying 
the cold and wet. 



THE HOLY COMMUKION". 45 

II. PREPARATION. 

As the reception of the Holy Com- 
munion is the highest act of your re- 
ligious life, you are commanded by the 
Church to make a special preparation 
for it. You must receive it worthily, 
and by this is understood two things : 
(1) Kepentance in its full sense, in- 
volving sorrow for what is past, and 
resolve for the future. (2) A deep 
sense of the real nature and solemnity 
of the service, and your own absolute 
need of what it gives. Under these 
conditions the act may be worthy, 
while you know that you are unworthy. 
There can be no worthy reception of 
the Communion unless the man feels 
himself unworthy to receive so great a 
blessing. 

On the Friday, or some day before 
the service, take time to think quietly 
of what you are about to do. Then 
your preparation may be divided under 
the two heads above mentioned. 



46 SELF-EXAMIKATIOK. 

(1) Eepenfcance. (a) Know and real- 
ize your sins. (S) Think of our Sav- 
iour's sufferings for you, his child, and 
express your shame and grief for your 
base ingratitude, (c) Pray for God's 
grace, and resolve, in the presence of 
the Holy Ghost, to lead a new life. 

0elf- ©lamination » 

THE TEK COMMAISTDMEKTS. 

I. Have I loved anything more than 
God ? allowed the world and its pleas- 
ures to get possession of my heart ? 
Have I followed my own will, feared 
man more than God, spoken lightly of 
sin ? Have I been vain and self-seek- 
ing, talked much of myself and my 
family, despised others, and sought 
after flattery and admiration ? 

II. Have I omitted or slighted my 
daily prayers : said them carelessly, 
hurriedly, not kneeling ? Have I stayed 
away from Church without good cause, 
or acted irreverently, talked, laughed, 



SELF-EXAMIl^ATIOK. 47 

played during service ? Haye I neg- 
lected the Holy Communion, or treated 
it indifferently, and receiyed without 
realizing what I did ? 

III. Have I used any oath, or other 
wrong and irreverent words ? Used 
the name of God lightly, little oaths, 
or mocked the service, made a jest of 
Scripture, or laughed at some one else 
who did ? 

IV. Have I tried to make Sunday the 
Lokd's Day, or have I stayed away from 
Church, omitted prayers at home, read 
light and unwholesome books, spent the 
day in idleness and revelling? Have I 
put off until Sunday what might have 
been done during the week? Have I 
observed the Church's Feasts and Fasts? 

V. Have I been wilful and disobe- 
dient to those who are set over me, my 
teachers, clergymen, or parents? Have 
I failed to respect the aged or ridiculed 
those below me, laughed at persons of 
weak intellect, or deformed persons? 



48 SELF-EXAMIl!^ATIOK. 

Have I spoken or acted disrespectfully 
towards my parents, concealed anything 
from them which I was ashamed for 
them to know^ caused my parents grief 
by my faults, wasted their money and^ 
the opportunities they gave me? 

VI. Have I been hasty, evil-tempered, 
quarrelsome, injured another, or hurt 
another's feelings, or spoken harshly 
and profanely when in anger? Have I 
wished for the evil of another, spoken evil 
of any one, been cruel to lower animals? 

VII. Have I remembered that my 
body is the temple of the Holy Ghost : 
yielded to impure thoughts, read im- 
pure books, looked at immodest pic- 
tures, listened to indecent jests and 
conversations, committed impure deeds? 
Have I eaten or drunk too much at any 
time, indulged in too much sleep, neg- 
lected self-denial? 

VIII. Have I taken anything that 
belonged to another, been dishonest in 
little things, borrowed money without 



SELF-EXAMIKATION. 49 

returning ifc, run into debt without 
know^ing whether I could pay, injured 
another's property wilfully, spent too 
much in trifles? Have I neglected to 
give what I could to God? 

IX. Have I told a lie, exaggerated, 
told false stories, made careless state- 
ments, concealed the truth, been guilty 
of deceit? Have I spoken ill of any one, 
loved to hear another evil spoken of, 
said unkind things behind one's back 
that I would not say before his face? 

X. Have I wished for things that 
belong to another, envied another, been 
pleased at the misfortunes of another? 
Have I desired the fall or injury of an- 
other that I might be the gainer by it? 

merciful God and Heavenly Father, 
who hast made all men and hatest no- 
thing that Thou hast made, pity me 
and forgive me all my sins. Make in 
me an humble and contrite heart. Hide 
me in the clefts of the Kock, in the 
wounds of the Holy Jesus, and grant 
4 



60 SELF-EXAMIKATION. 

that I, unworthy as I am, may partake 
of the Blessed Sacrament of His Body 
and Blood with faith and true repent- 
ance to the salvation of my soul and 
the glory of Thy Name, through Jesus 
Chkist our LoED. Amen. 

God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of 
the faithful, I do most firmly purpose 
by Thy grace to lead a new and better 
life, and I beseech thee, gi'ant me wis- 
dom to know Thy will and strength to 
fulfil the same, for Jesus Christ's 
sake. Amen. 

If you are still troubled about your 
fitness to receive the ComraunioUy do not 
despair^ but go to your Rector or Chap- 
lain and tell him what it is that troubles 
you. His ordination vow compels him 
to hear you and solemnly to keep the 
trust. 

"If there be any of you, who by this 
means cannot quiet his own conscience 
herein, but requireth further comfort 
or counsel, let him come to me or to 
some other discreet and learned minis- 



SELF-EXAMIiq^ATIOK. 51 

ter of God's Word and open his grief; 
that by the ministry of God's Holy 
Word he may receive the benefit of ab- 
solution, together with ghostly counsel 
and advice, to the quieting of his con- 
science, and avoiding of all scruple and 
doubtfulness." (Exhortation in Eng- 
lish Communion Service.) 

(2) Kealize the nature and blessed- 
ness of the gift you are to receive and 
fix your thoughts upon it. 

THE LOED'S PKAYER. 

Our Father, etc. 

Psalm cxxx. De Profundis, 

Out of the deep have I called unto 
Thee, Lord; Lord hear my voice. 

let Thine ears consider well the 
voice of my complaint. 

If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to 
mark what is done amiss, Lord, who 
may abide it ? 

For there is mercy with Thee ; there- 
fore shalt Thou be feared. 



52 SBLF-EXAMIKATIOl^. 

I look for the Lord ; my soul doth 
wait for Him; in his word is my trust. 

My soul fleeth unto the Lord before 
the morning watch ; I say before the 
morning watch. 

Israel, trust in the Lord ; for 
with the Lord there is mercy, and 
with Him is plenteous redemption. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all 
his sins. 

Almighty Father, who hast given 
Thy only begotten Son to die for me 
and for all sinners, create and make in 
me a good and honest heart that I may 
come with hearty repentance and true 
faith to this Heavenly Feast. I am not 
worthy so much as to gather up the 
crumbs under Thy table, but do Thou 
fill up my weakness with the fulness of 
Thy perfect holiness, and grant that I 
may so receive this Blessed Sacrament of 
Thy dear Son, that my sinful body may 
be made clean by His Body and my soul 
washed through His most precious 



SELF-EXAMIKATIOIS'. 53 

Blood. For Jesus Christ's sake, to 
whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost 
be all honor and glory, for ever and 
ever. Amen. 

Merciful Father accept, we beseech 
Thee, this memorial of His precious 
Death and Sacrifice which Thy Son, 
our Saviour, Jesus Christ, hath com- 
manded us to make, that we and all 
Thy whole Church may obtain remis- 
sion of our sins and all other benefits of 
His Passion. 

Remember, Lord, and have mercy 
upon all those for whom I ought to pray, 
my parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, 
and friends ; upon all estates of men in 
Thy Holy Church, and upon all who 
have strayed away from Thee. We are 
not worthy to offer unto Thee any sac- 
rifice, but we beseech Thee to accept 
this our bounden duty and service. In- 
crease our faith, kindle our love, and 
give us a grateful sense of all Thy mer- 
cies. And we beseech Thee, Lord, 



54 SELF-EXAMIKATIOK. 

to strengthen us with the Holy Ghost, 
the Comforter, and daily increase in us 
Thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit 
of wisdom and understanding, the spirit 
of counsel and ghostly strength, the 
spirit of knowledge and true Godliness, 
and fill us evermore with the spirit of 
Thy holy fear, through Jesus Chkist 
our LoED, Amen. 



®l)e Citurgg. 



^ The minister shall say, 

W:)t Cork's l^xa^tx. 

OuK Father, who art in Heaven, 
hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom 
come. Thy will be done on earth, as it 
is in Heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass 
against us. And lead us not into temp- 
tation ; but deliver us from evil. For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

Almighty God, unto whom all 
hearts are open, all desires known, and 
from whom no secrets are hid ; cleanse 
the thoughts of our hearts by the in- 
spiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we 
may perfectly love Thee, and worthily 
magnify Thy Holy Name ; through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



58 THE COMMA:Nri)MEKTS. 

^ Then shall the minister, turning to 
the people, rehearse distinctly the 
TEN COMMANDMENTS ; and 
the people, still kneeling, shall, after 
every commandment, ask God^s mercy 
for their transgressions for the time 
past, and grace to keep the law for the 
time to come, as followeth : 

Minister. 

God spake these words, and said ; I 
am the Lord thy God : Thou shalt 
have none other gods but me. 

People, Lord, haye mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not make to 
thyself any graven image, nor the like- 
ness of anything that is in heaven above, 
or in the earth beneath, or in the water 
under the earth. Thou shalt not bow 
down to them, nor worship them ; for 
I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 
and visit the sins of the fathers upon 
the children, unto the third and fourth 
generation of them that hate me ; and 
show mercy unto thousands in them 



THE COMMAKDMEKTS. 59 

that love me, and keep my command- 
ments. 

People. LoED, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister, Thou shalt not take the 
Name of the Lord thy God in Tain ; 
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless 
that taketh his Name m vain. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister, Kemember that thou keep 
holy the Sabbath Day. Six days shalt 
thou labour, and do all that thou hast 
to do ; but the seventh day is the Sab- 
bath of the Lord thy God. In it thou 
shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and 
thy son, and thy daughter, thy man- 
servant, and thy maid -servant, thy cat- 
tle, and the stranger that is within thy 
gates. For in six days the Lord made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
in them is, and rested the seventh day ; 
wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh 
day, and hallowed it. 



60 THE COMMANDMENTS. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Honour thy father and 
thy mother ; that thy days may be long 
in the land which the Lord thy God 
giyeth thee. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt do no murder. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not commit 
adultery. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not steal. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not bear false 
witness against thy neighbour. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, 
and incline our hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy 
neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet 



THE C0MMANDME2!^TS. 61 

thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, 
nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, 
nor anything that is his. « 

People. Lord, haye mercy upon us, 
and write all these thy laws in our 
hearts, we beseech thee. 
% Then the minister may say, 
Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ 
saith. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy mind. This 
is the first and great commandment. 
And the second is like unto it ; thou 
shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
On these two commandments hang all 
the Law and the Prophets. 
Let us pray. 

Almighty Lord, and everlasting 
God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to 
direct, sanctify, and govern, both our 
hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy 
laws, and in the works of thy command- 
ments ; that, through thy most mighty 



62 THE COLLECT. 

protection, both here and ever, we may 
be preserved in body and soul ; through 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 



8ri)e dLolktt for ti)c JUag. 

THE EPISTLE. 
THE HOLY GOSPEL. 

The Nicene Greed. 

I BELIEVE in one GrOD the Father 
Almight}% Maker of Heaven and earth, 
And of all things visible and invisible. 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the 
only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of 
his Father before all worlds; God of 
God, Light of Light, very God of very 
God, Begotten, not made. Being of one 
substance with the Father, By whom 
all things were made ; Who, for us men, 
and for our salvation, came down from 
Heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy 
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was 



THE OFFERTORY. 63 

made man, And was crucified also for 
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered 
and was buried ; And the third day He 
rose again, according to the Scriptures ; 
and ascended into Heayen, And sitteth 
on the right hand of the Father. And 
He shall come again with glory to 
judge both the quick and the dead ; 
Whose kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the 
Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceed- 
eth from the Father and the Son, Who 
with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified, Who spake 
by the Prophets. And I believe one 
Catholic and Apostolic Church. I ac- 
knowledge one Baptism for the remis- 
sion of sins ; And I look for the Eesur- 
rection of the dead, And the Life of 
the world to come. Amen. 

QL\)c QDffertorg. 

Let your light so shine before men, 
that they may see your good works, 



64 THE OFFERTORY. 

and glorify your Father which is in 
Heaven. St, Matt. v. 16. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures 
upon earth ; where moth and rust doth 
corrupt, and where thieves break 
through and steal; but lay up for 
yourselves treasures in Heaven ; where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, 
and where thieves do not break through 
nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 19, 20. 

T" After the Priest has presented the 
alms and placed them upon the altar and 
while he is preparing the elements for 
the Communion^ Tcneel down and say : 

Thou hast made all things, Lord, 
and thine they are, yet accept what we 
offer and pardon our unworthiness. 
And as Thou didst accept the alms of 
Cornelius, and hast commanded that 
none shall appear before Thee empty, 
give me grace to be ever mindful of my 
end, and to hold all things of this life 
as in trust for Thee, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 



THE OFFERTORY. 65 

Psalm cxxx. De Profundis. 

Out of the deep have I called unto 
thee, Lord ; Lord, hear my voice. 

2 let thine ears consider well the 
voice of my complaint. 

3 If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme to 
mark what is done amiss, Lord, who 
may abide it ? 

4 For there is mercy with thee ; 
therefore shalt thou be feared. 

5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth 
wait for him ; in his word is my 
trust. 

6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord be- 
fore the morning watch ; I say, before 
the morning watch. 

7 Israel, trust in the Lord ; for 
with the Lord there is mercy, and with 
him is plenteous redemption. 

8 And he shall redeem Israel from 

all his sins. 

The Gloria. 
5 



THE PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH. 



SClje Jlrager for tl)e Cljurcl). 

Almighty and everliving God, who 
by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to 
make prayers and supplications, and to 
give thanks for all men ; we humbly 
beseech thee most mercifully [to ac- 
cept our alms and ollations, and] to 
receive these our prayers, which we 
offer unto thy Divine Majesty ; be- 
seeching thee to inspire continually 
the Universal Church with the spirit 
of truth, unity, and concord ; and grant 
that all those who do confess thy holy 
Name may agree in the truth of thy 
holy Word, and live in unity and godly 
love. We beseech thee also, so to direct 
and dispose the hearts of all Christian 
rulers, that they may truly and impar- 
tially administer justice, to the punish- 
ment of wickedness and vice, and to 
the maintenance of thy true religion, 
and virtue. Give grace, heavenly 
Father, to all Bishops and other Min- 



THE PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH. 67 

isters, that they may, both by their 
life and doctrine, set forth thy true 
and lively Word, and rightly and duly 
administer thy holy Sacraments. And 
to all thy people give thy heavenly 
grace ; and especially to this congre- 
gation here present ; that, with meek 
heart and due reverence, they may hear 
and receive thy holy Word ; truly 
serving thee in holiness and righteous- 
ness all the days of their life. And we 
most humbly beseech thee, of thy good- 
ness, Lord, to comfort and succour 
all those who, in this transitory life, 
are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, 
or any other adversity. And we also 
bless thy holy Name for all thy ser- 
vants departed this life in thy faith 
and fear ; beseeching thee to give us 
grace so to follow their good examples, 
that with them we may be partakers of 
thy heavenly kingdom. Grant this, 
Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, 
our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 



68 THE GENERAL COI^FESSIOK. 

Si;i)e 01)0rt (£xl)oxtation. 

Ye who do truly and earnestly repent 
you of your sins, and are in loye and 
charity with your neighbours, and in- 
tend to lead a new life, following the 
commandments of God, and walking 
from henceforth in His holy ways ; 
draw near with faith, and take this holy 
Sacrament to your comfort ; and make 
your humble confession to Almighty 
God, devoutly kneeling. 

®l)e (3cncxal ©onCession. 

Almighty God, Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, 
Judge of all men ; we acknowledge and 
bewail our manifold sins and wicked- 
ness, which we, from time to time, most 
grievously have committed, by thought, 
word, and deed, against thy Divine 
Majesty, provoking most justly thy 
wrath and indignation against us. We 
do earnestly repent, and are heartily 



THE ABSOLUTION. 69 

sorry for these our misdoings ; the re- 
membrance of them is grieyous unto 
us ; the burden of them is intolerable. 
Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon 
us, most merciful Father ; for thy 
Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, 
forgive us all that is past; and grant 
that we may ever hereafter serve and 
please thee in newness of life, to 
the honour and glory of thy Name ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

®lie Absolution. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, 
who of his great mercy hath promised 
forgiveness of sins to all those who, 
with hearty repentance and true faith, 
turn unto him ; have mercy upon you ; 
pardon and deliver you from all your 
sins ; confirm and strengthen you in 
all goodness ; and bring you to ever- 
lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



70 THE COMFORTABLE WORDS. 

®l)e Comfortable tDorbs. 

Hear what comfortable words our 
Sayiour Christ saith unto all who 
truly turn to him. 

Come unto me all ye that trayail, and 
are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. 
St. Matt xi. 28. 

So God loved the world, that he 
gave his only-begotten Son, to the end 
that all that believe in him should not 
perish, but have everlasting life. St, 
John, iii. 16. 

Hear also what Saint Paul saith. 

This is a true saying, and worthy of 
all men to be received. That Christ 
Jesus came into the world to save sin- 
ners. 1 Tim. i. 15. 

Hear also what Saint John saith. 

If any man sin, we have an Advocate 
with the Father, Jesus Christ the 
righteous ; and he is the Propitiation 
for our sins. 1 St. John, ii. 1, 3. 



THE SURSUM CORDA. 71 

Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I 
am heavy laden with the burden of my 
sins ! 

I believe, Lord, help thou mine 
unbelief, and lead me in the way of 
eternal life ! 

Heavenly Father, I have indeed 
sinned against Heaven and before thee, 
and am no more worthy to be called 
thy son ! 

Lord Jesus, remember me in thy 
Kingdom, and cleanse my soul by the 
power of the precious Blood, for thine 
own dear mercy's sake. Amen. 

®J)e Sursum CEorba. 

Priest. Lift up your hearts. 

Answer. We lift them up unto the 
Lord. 

Priest. Let us give thanks unto our 
Lord God. 

Answer. It is meet and right so to 
do. 



72 THE SANCTUS. 



It is Yery meet, right, and our boun- 
den duty that we should at all times, 
and in all places, give thanks unto thee, 
LoED, [*Holy Father,] Almighty, 
Everlasting God. 

^ Here shall follow the Proper Pre- 
face^ according to the time, if there he 
any specially appointed ; or else imme- 
diately shall he said or sung hy the 
priest and people, 

Therefore with Angels and Arch- 
angels, and with all the company of 
Heaven, we laud and magnify thy 
glorious Name ; evermore praising thee, 
and saying, 

®l)e Sancttts. 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of 
hosfcs, heaven and earth are full of thy 
glory ; Glory be to Thee, Lord Most 
High. Amen. 



PEOPEE PEEFACES. 73 

IJroper ^prefaces. 

Upon Christmas-Day, and seven days 
after. 

Because thou didst give Jesus 
Cheist, thine only Son, to be born as 
at this time for us ; who, by the opera- 
tion of the Holy Ghost, was made very 
man, of the substance of the Virgin 
Mary his mother; and that without 
spot of sin, to make us clean from all 
sin. Therefore with Angels, etc. 

Upon Easter-Day and seven days after. 
But chiefly are we bound to praise 
thee for the glorious Eesurrection of 
thy Son Jesus Cheist our Loed: for 
he is the very Paschal Lamb, which 
was offered for us, and hath taken away 
the sin of the world ; who by his death 
hath destroyed death, and, by his rising 
to life again, hath restored to us eyer- 
lasting life. Therefore with Angels, 
etc. 



74 PROPER PREFACES. 

Upon WJiitsun-Day and six days after. 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord* 
according to whose most true promise, 
the Holy Ghost came down as at this 
time from Heaven, with a sudden great 
sound, as it had been a mighty wind, 
in the likeness of fiery tongues, lighting 
upon the Apostles, to teach them, and 
to lead them to all truth; giving them 
both the gift of divers languages, and 
also boldness with fervent zeal constant- 
ly to preach the Gospel unto all nations; 
whereby we have been brought out of 
darkness and error into the clear light 
and true knowledge of thee, and of thy 
Son Jesus Christ. Therefore with 
Angels, etc. 

Upon Ascension-Day and seven days 
after. 

Through thy most dearly beloved 
Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who, 
after his most glorious Resurrection, 
manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, 



PROPER PREFACES. 75 

and in their sight ascended up into 
Heaven, to prepare a place for ns ; that 
where he is, thither we might also 
ascend, and reign with him in glory. 
Therefore with Angels, etc. 

Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be 
said, 

Who art one God, one Lord; not one 
only Person, but three Persons in one 
Substance. For that which we believe 
of the glory of the Father, the same we 
believe of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost, without any difference or in- 
equality. Therefore with Angels, etc. 

^Or else this may he said, the words 
[Holy Father] being retained in the in- 
troductory Address. 

For the precious death and merits of 
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and 
for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost, 
the Comforter ; who are one with thee 
in thy Eternal Godhead. Therefore 
with Angels, etc. 



76 THE PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS. 



QLi)C JJrager of fumble Access. 

We do not presume to come to this 
Thy Table, merciful Lord, trusting 
in our own righteousness, but in Thy 
manifold and great mercies. We are 
not worthy so much as to gather up the 
crumbs under Thy Table. But Thou 
art the same Lord, whose property is 
always to have mercy : Grant us there- 
fore gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh 
of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to 
drink His blood, that our sinful bodies 
may be made cleau by His body, and 
our souls washed through His most 
precious blood, and that we may eyer- 
more dwell in Him, and He in us. 
Amen. 

Hosanna in the Highest, Blessed is 
He that cometh in the name of the 
Lord : Hosanna in the Highest. 

Look mercifully Lord, our God, 
upon this Thy Priest and upon us Thy 



THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATlOISr. 77 

people, and accept the offering which 
we make in union with that Holy Sac- 
rifice which Thy Beloved Son made 
here on earth and now pleads in 
Heaven. Amen. 



®l)e |)raaer of Consecration. 

All glory be to Thee Almighty God, 
our heavenly Father, for that Thou, of 
Thy tender mercy, didst give Thine 
only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death 
upon the Cross for our redemption ; 
Who made there (by His one oblation 
of Himself once offered) a full, perfect, 
and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and 
satisfaction, for the sins of the whole 
world ; and did institute, and in His 
holy Gospel command us to continue, a 
perpetual memory of that His precious 
death and sacrifice, until His coming 
again : For in the night in which He 
was betrayed, (a) He took {&) Here the Pnest 

T> ■^ Ti ■r~r'^■^isto take the Pa- 

Bread; and when He had ten into Us hands. 



78 THE PRAYER 0^ OBLATIOIT. 

(b) And here to ffiven thanks, (b) He 

break the Bread, f . . , _ ^ ^ ^ . 

brake it, and gaye ifc to 
His disciples, saying, Take, 

Et.^^;^^^I ^^^^ (^) this is my My 
the Bread. Body, which is given for 

you ; do this in remembrance of Me. 

(d) Here he is to Likcwisc after suppcr (d) 

take the Cup into -rr i i ii r^ ^ 

his hand. He took the Uup ; and 

when He had given thanks. He gave it 
to them, saying. Drink ye all of this ; 

(e) And here he for ie) tllis is My Blood 
is to lay his hands « -i -^-r mi i 
upon every vessel 01 the JNCW Icstament, 
in which there «^ i • i • i i « -• 

any Wine to he which IS shcd lor you, and 

consecrated. « i» xi 

for many, for the remis- 
sion of sins ; do this as oft as ye shall 
drink it, in remembrance of Me. 

STlje |)ra2er of CDblation. 
Wherefore, Lord and _ 

_ , ^ _ . The Oblation, 

heavenly Father, according 
to the institution of thy dearly beloved 
Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, we. 
Thy humble servants, do celebrate and 
make here before thy Divine Majesty, 



THE PRATER OF OBLATION. 79 

with these thy holy gifts, which we 
now offer unto thee, the memorial thy 
Son hath commanded ns to make ; hav- 
ing in remembrance his blessed pas- 
sion and precious death, his mighty 
resurrection and glorious ascension ; 
rendering unto thee most hearty thanks 
for the innumerable benefits procured 
unto us by the same. 
And we most humbly 

_ 1,1 r\ • i» 1 ^^ Invocation 

beseech thee, O merciful 
Father, to hear us ; and, of thy al- 
mighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless 
and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy 
Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of 
bread and wine ; that we, receiving 
them according to thy Son our Saviour 
Jesus Christ's holy institution, in re- 
membrance of his death and passion, 
may be partakers of his most blessed 
Body and Blood. 

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly 
goodness, mercifully to accept this our 
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; 



80 THE PRAYER OP OBLATION". 

most humbly beseeching thee to grant, 
that by the merits and death of thy 
Son Jesus Christ, and through faith 
in His blood, we, and all thy whole 
Church, may obtain remission of our 
sins, and all other benefits of his pas- 
sion. And here we offer and present 
unto thee, Lord, ourselyes, our souls 
and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, 
and living sacrifice unto thee ; humbly 
beseeching thee, that we, and all 
others who shall be partakers of this 
Holy Communion, may worthily re- 
ceive the most precious Body and 
Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be 
filled with thy grace and heavenly ben- 
ediction, and made one body with him, 
that he may dwell in them, and they 
in him. And although we are un- 
worthy, through our manifold sins, to 
offer unto thee any sacrifice ; yet we 
beseech Thee to accept this our boun- 
den duty and service; not weighing our 
merits, but pardoning our offences. 



THE HYMK. 81 

through Jesus Christ our Lord; by 
whom, and with whom, in the unity of 
the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory 
be unto thee, Father Almighty, world 
without end. Amen. 

T Fix your mind and heart upon the 
greatness of the hlessing you are about 
to receive and mahe your prayers now 
for whatever or whomsoever you desire 
most to pray. Think of some sin against 
which you need especial help; somefriend 
or companion for whom your prayers 
are needed^ and say, 

Our Father, etc. 

Lord Jesus, enlighten my mind, 
subdue my heart, and purify my life. 

Lamb of God, thattakest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, that takest away the 
sins of the world, grant us Thy peace. 

Merciful God, who hast promised 
6 



83 THE HYMK. 

forgiveness to all who ask in Thy Son's 
Name, give unto us who ask, let us who 
seek find, open the door unto us who 
knock, who ask, pleading Thy promise. 
We beseech Thee for all sorts and con- 
ditions of men that Thy way may be 
known upon earth, Thy saving health 
among all nations. Have mercy upon 
Thy Holy Catholic Church and grant 
that it may be at one again. Look with 
pity upon all those who have sinned 
against Thee or neglect to serve Thee 

(especially ), and bring them back 

into the ways of truth and peace. Bless 
all who are near and dear to us, parents, 

relatives and friends (especially ), 

and bring us all safe home at last, 
through Jesus Cheist our Loed, who 
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost, One God, world without 
end. Amen. 

LoED Jesus Cheist, my Loed 
and my God, I am not worthy to come 
into Thy presence, much less to receive 



THE HYMK. 83 

Thy precious Body and Blood. I adore 
Thee for all Thy mercies, and especially 
for Thy death upon the cross for me 
and for all men, for the means of grace 
and for the hope of glory. Strengthen 
me, for I am weak. Guide me, for I 
am ignorant. Be with me in all temp- 
tation to hold me back and in all good 
to help me on, that I may never be 
separated from Thee for ever. Amen. 

T[ Approach the Altar reverently 
without waiting too long for others to 
go up. 

If, lohen you come into the chancel, 
you find that there is no room for you 
at the Altar -rail, do not stand but 
kneel doion while waiting. It relieves 
your embarrassment, and it is rev- 
erent. 

When the Priest administers the 
Paten, cross your right hand over your 
left, and receive in the palm of your 
right hand. 

Talce hold of the foot of the chalice, 
and thus guide it to your lips. 

When you return to your seat^ kneel 



84 THANKSGIVING. 

down and remain Tcneeling until all 
have communicated. 



griianksgtoing after Qlomntunion. 

Praise the Lord my soul, and 
all that is within me, praise His holy 
Name. 

Praise the Lokd my soul, and for- 
get not all his benefits. 

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and heal- 
eth all thine infirmities. 

Who sayeth thy life from destruction, 
and crowneth thee with mercy and lov- 
ing kindness. 

praise the Lord, ye angels of His, 
ye that excel in strength ; ye that ful- 
fil His commandment, and hearken to 
the voice of His word. 

praise the Lord, all ye His hosts, 
ye servants of His, that do His plea- 
sure. 

speak good of the Lord, all ye 
works of His, in all places of His do- 



THAKKSGIYIl!?"a. 85 

minion, praise thou the Lord, my 
soul. 
Gloria, 

Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati. 

Blessed are those that are undefiled 
in the way, and walk in the law of the 
Lord. 

2 Blessed are they that keep his 
testimonies, and seek him with their 
whole heart. 

3 For they who do no wickedness, 
walk in his ways. 

4 Thou hast charged that we shall 
diligently keep thy commandments. 

5 that my ways were made so di- 
rect that I might keep thy statutes ! 

6 So shall I not be confounded, 
while I have respect unto all thy com- 
mandments. 

7 I will thank thee with an un- 
feigned heart, when I shall have 
learned the judgments of thy right- 
eousness. 



86 TIIAKKSGIVING. 

8 I will keep Thy ceremonies ; 
forsake me not utterly. 

In quo corriget. 

WiiEREWiTHAL shall a young man 
cleanse his way ? even by ruling him- 
self after thy word. 

2 With my wliole heart have I 
sought thee ; let me not go wrong 
out of thy commandments ! 

8 Thy words have I liid within my 
heart, that I should not sin against 
thee. 

4 Blessed art thou, Lord; 
teach me tliy statutes 1 

5 With my lips have I been telling 
of all the judgments of thy mouth. 

G I have had as great delight in tlie 
way of thy testimonies, as in all man- 
ner of riches. 

7 I will talk of thy commandments, 
and have respect unto thy ways. 

8 My delight shall be in thy stat- 
utes, and I will not forget thy word. 



THE lord's PRAYEK. 87 

Glory be to iho FiiiJior, etc. 

Grunt, Loud, tlKifc vvlial; I have 
received with my lips may l)riiig forth 
fruit in my heart, and what I liave un- 
worthily done do thou nu)st graciously 
pardon, through Jesujs CiuutiT our 
Loud. Amen. 



QL\)C Corb'o JlJrajicr, 

THE TIJA.NKS(nVlN(l. 

Almiohty and everliving God, we 
most heartily thank thee, for that 
thou dost vouchsafe to feed uh who 
have duly received these holy mysteries, 
with the siviritual food of the nu)st 
precious Body aiui lUood of thy Son 
our Saviour Jksus (Ihuist ; and dost 
assure us therc^by of tliy favour and 
goodness towards us ; a-nd that; we are 
very members incorporate in Iho mys- 
tical body of tliy Son, whieli is the 
blessed company of all faithful people ; 



88 THE GLOEIA IK EXCELSIS. 

and are also heirs through hope of thy 
eyerlasting kingdom, by the merits of 
the most precious death and passion of 
thy dear Son. And we most humbly 
beseech thee, heayenly Father, so 
to assist us with thy grace, that we 
may continue in that holy fellowship, 
and do all such good works as thou 
hast prepared for us to walk in; through 
Jesus Cheist our Lord, to whom, 
with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honour and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 

QL\)C (Gloria in ©^celsis. 

Glory be to God on high, and on 
earth peace, good will towards men. We 
praise thee, we bless thee, we worship 
thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks 
to thee for thy great glory, Lord 
God, heavenly King, God the Father 
Almighty. 

Lord, the only-begotten Son, 
Jesus Christ ; Lord God, Lamb of 



THE PEACE AND BLESSIKG. 89 

God, Son of the Father, that takest 
away the sins of the world, have mercy 
upon us. Thou that takest away the 
sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 
Thou that takest away the sins of the 
world, receive our prayer. Thou that 
sittest at the right hand of God the 
Father, have mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy ; thou only 
art the Lord ; thou only, Christ, 
with the Holy Ghost, art most high in 
the glory of God the Father. Amen, 

^i)C JJeace anb Blessing. 

THE PEACE. 

The peace of God, which passeth all 
understanding, keep your hearts and 
minds in the knowledge and love of 
God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

the blessing. 
And the blessing of God Almighty 
the Father, the Son, and the Holy 



90 DEVOTIOKS AFTER THE SERVICE. 

Ghost, be amongst you, and remain 
with you always. Amen. 

WcmiiouB after tlje Sermce. 

^ Remain on your Jcnees at least 
until the Priest has left the Chancel. 

Pardg^^t, merciful Lord, I beseech 
Thee, whatsoever Thy pure eyes have 
seen amiss in me, even during this time 
of prayer ; my wandering thoughts, my 
unreal words, my imperfect penitence, 
my weak devotion. Thou hast promised 
that whatsoever we ask believing in 
Thee, shall be granted unto us, so grant 
that I may ask and receive, that I may 
seek and find, that the door may be 
opened unto me knocking, pleading 
Thy promise. Mercifully accept the ser- 
vice that I have offered to-day, unworth- 
ily, but in faith, because I trust in Thee. 

I am weak and temptation is fre- 
quent, and the Enemy is strong. With- 
out Thee I can do no good thing, but 
by Thy power all things are possible to 



DEVOTIONS AFTER THE SERYICE. 91 

him that believeth. Grant, then, 
Lord Jesus, Thou who didst suffer 
and die for me and for all sinners, that 
the poor offering which I am able to 
make may be acceptable in Thy sight, 
and that this Blessed Sacrament of 
Thy loYC may be unto me for comfort, 
and light and strength to rouse my 
dulness, to increase my earnestness, to 
deepen my deyotion : that Thine infi- 
nite merits and the power of Thy pas- 
sion may make all the evil that I have 
endured, and the good that I have tried 
to do, be for the remission of my sins, 
and the increase of grace, now, in this 
fleeting time of life, and also when I 
come to die. Grant this, Blessed 
Lord, for Thy mercy's sake. Who art 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
One God in three Persons, world with- 
out end. Amen. 

God the Father, God the Son, God 
the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and 
keep me. The Lord mercifully with 



92 DEY0TI02q"S AFTER THE SERVICE. 

His favour look upon me, and give me 
peace, both now and for evermore. Amen. 

^^ Let the words of my mouth and the 
meditation of my heart be alway accept- 
able in Thy sight, Lord, my strength 
and my Eedeemer." 

" The Lord is full of compassion and 
mercy, long-suffering and of great good- 
ness. He will not alway be chiding, 
neither keepeth He His anger forever. 
He hath not dealt with us after our 
sins, nor rewarded us according to our 
wickednesses. For look how high the 
heaven is in comparison of the earth, so 
great is His mercy also towards them 
that fear Him. Look how Avide also 
the East is from the West, so far hath 
He set our sins from us. Yea, like as 
a father pitieth his own children, even 
so is the Lord merciful unto them that 
fear Him. For He knoweth whereof 
we are made. He remembereth that we 
are but dust." 



THE SEYEiq" PEKITENTIAL PSALMS. 93 

^^ LoKD, Thou hast searched me out 
and known me. Thou knowest my 
down-sitting and mine up-rising. Thou 
understandest my thoughts long before. 
Thou art about my path and about my 
bed, and spiest out all my ways. For 
lo! there is not a word in my tongue 
but Thou, Lord, knowest it alto- 
gether.'^ 

^* How dear are Thy counsels unto me, 
God; how great is the sum of them. 
If I tell them they are more in number 
than the sand: when I wake up, I am 
present with Thee. Try me, God, 
and seek the ground of my heart: proYC 
me and examine my thoughts. Look 
well if there be any way of wickedness 
in me and lead me in the way everlast- 
ing." 

®l)e Qcvm JJenitential |)sahns. 

AGAII^ST AKGER. 

Psalm vi. Domine, ne in furore. 
Lord, rebuke me not in thine 



94 THE SEYEiq- PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 

indignation, neither chasten me in thy 
displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, Lord, 
for I am weak; Lord, heal me, for 
my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul also is sore troubled: but. 
Lord, how long wilt thou punish me? 

4 Turn thee, Lord, and deliver 
my soul ; save me, for thy mercy's 
sake. 

5 For in death no man remembereth 
thee ; and who will give thee thanks 
in the pit? 

6 I am weary of my groaning: every 
night wash I my bed, and water my 
couch with my tears. 

7 My beauty is gone for very trouble, 
and worn away because of all mine ene- 
mies. 

8 Away from me, all ye that work 
vanity; for the Lord hath heard the 
voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lord hath heard my petition; 
the Lord will receive my prayer. 



THE SEVEK PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 95 

10 All mine enemies shall be con- 
founded and sore vexed; they shall be 
turned back, and put to shame suddenly, 

Gloria. 

AGAINST PKIDE. 

Psalm xxxii. Beati, quorum. 
Blessed is he whose unrighteous- 
ness is forgiven, and whose sin is cov- 
ered. 

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the 
Lord imputeth no sin, and in whose 
spirit there is no guile. 

3 For whilst I held my tongue, my 
bones consumed away through my daily 
complaining. 

4 For thy hand is heavy upon me 
day and night, and my moisture is like 
the drought in summer. 

5 I will acknowledge my sin unto 
thee ; and mine unrighteousness have 
I not hid. 

6 I said, I will confess my sins unto 
the Lord ; and so thou forgavest the 
wickedness of my sin. 



96 THE SEYE2^ PE2!^ITEli^TIAL PSALMS. 

7 For this shall eyery one that is 
godly make his prayer unto thee, in a 
time when thou mayest be found; but 
in the great water-floods they shall not 
come nigh Him. 

8 Thou art a place to hide me in; 
thou shalt preserve me from trouble; 
thou shalt compass me about with 
songs of deliyerance. 

9 I will inform thee, and teach thee 
in the way wherein thou shalt go; and 
I will guide thee with mine eye. 

10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, 
which have no understanding; whose 
mouths must be held with bit and bri- 
dle, lest they fall upon thee. 

11 Great plagues remain for the un- 
godly; but whoso putteth his trust in 
the LoED, mercy embraceth him on 
every side. 

12 Be glad, ye righteous, and re- 
joice in the Lokd; and be joyful, all 
ye that are true of heart. 

Gloria. 



THE SEVEJSr PEKITEKTIAL PSALMS. 9? 
AGAIISTST GLUTTONY. 

Psalm xxxyiii. Domine, ne in furore. 

Put me not to rebuke, Lord, 
in thine anger ; neither chasten me in 
thy heavy displeasure : 

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, 
and thy hand presseth me sore. 

3 There is no health in my flesh, 
because of thy displeasure ; neither is 
there any rest in my bones, by reason 
of my sin. 

4 For my wickednesses are gone over 
my head, and are like a sore burden, 
too heavy for me to bear. 

5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt, 
through my foolishness. 

6 I am brought into so great trouble 
and misery, that I go mourning all the 
day long. 

7 For my loins are filled with a sore 
disease, and there is no whole part in 
my body. 

7 



98 THE SEYBIt^ PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 

8 I am feeble and sore smitten; I 
haye roared for the very disquietness of 
my heart. 

9 LoKD, thou knowest all my de- 
sire ; and my groaning is not hid from 
thee. 

10 My heart panteth, my strength 
hath failed me, and the sight of mine 
eyes is gone from me. 

11 My lovers and my neighbours did 
stand looking upon my trouble, and my 
kinsmen stood afar off. 

12 They also that sought after my 
life laid snares for me; and they that 
went about to do me evil talked of 
wickedness and imagined deceit all the 
day long. 

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, 
and heard not; and as one that is dumb, 
who doth not open his mouth. 

14 I became even as a man that 
heareth not, and in whose mouth are 
no reproofs. 

15 For in thee, Loed, have I put 



THE SEYEK PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 99 

my trust ; thou shalt answer for me, 
Lord my God. 

16 I have required that they, eyen 
mine enemies, should not triumph oyer 
me ; for when my foot slipt, they re- 
joiced greatly against me. 

17 And I truly am set in the plague, 
and my heaviness is eyer in my sight. 

18 For I will confess my wickedness 
and be sorry for my sin. 

19 But mine enemies liye, and are 
mighty; and they that hate me wrong- 
fully are many in number. 

20 They also that reward evil for 
good are against me; because I follow 
the thing that good is. 

31 Forsake me not, Loed, my 
God; be not thou far from me. 

22 Haste thee to help me, Lord 
God of my salvation. 

Gloria. 

AGAINST LUST. 

Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deus. 
Have mercy upon me, God, after 



100 THE SEVEN PElf ITENTIAL PSALMS. 

thy great goodness ; according to the 
multitude of thy mercies do away mine 
offences. 

2 Wash me throughly from my 
wickedness, and cleanse me from my 
sin. 

3 For I acknowledge my faults, and 
my sin is ever before me. 

4 Against thee only have I sinned, 
and done this evil in thy sight ; that 
thou mightest be justified in thy say- 
ing, and clear when thou art judged. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in wicked- 
ness, and in sin hath my mother con- 
ceived me. 

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the 
inward parts, and shalt make me to un- 
derstand wisdom secretly. 

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, 
and I shall be clean ; thou shalt wash 
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy 
and gladness, that the bones which thou 
hast broken may rejoice. 



THE SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 101 

9 Turn thy face from my sins, and 
put out all my misdeeds. 

10 Make me a clean heart, God, 
and renew a right spirit within me. 

11 Cast me not away from thy pres- 
ence, and take not thy holy Spirit from 
me. 

12 give me the comfort of thy 
help again, and stablish me with thy 
free Spirit. 

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto 
the wicked, and sinners shall be con- 
verted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 
God, thou that art the God of my 
health; and my tongue shall sing of 
thy righteousness. 

15 Thou shalt open my lips, 
LoKD, and my mouth shall show thy 
praise. 

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, 
else would I give it thee ; but thou de- 
lightest not in burnt- offerings. 

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled 



102 THE SEVEN PEI^ITEKTIAL PSALMS. 

spirit; a broken and contrite heart, 
God, shalt thou not despise. 

18 be favourable and gracious 
unto Sion ; build thou the walls of Je- 
rusalem. 

19 Then shalt Thou be pleased with 
the sacrifice of righteousness, with the 
burnt-offerings and oblations; then shall 
they offer young bullocks upon thine 
altar. 

Gloria. 

AG AIKST COVETO USNESS. 

Psalm cii. Domine, exaudi. 

1 Hear my prayer, Lord, and 
let my crying come unto thee. 

2 Hide* not thy face from me in the 
time of my trouble ; incline thine ear 
unto me when I call ; hear me, and 
that right soon. 

3 For my days are consumed away 
like smoke, and my bones are burnt up 
as it were a firebrand. 

4 My heart is smitten down, and 



THE SEVEK PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 103 

withered like grass; so that I forget to 
eat my bread. 

5 For the voice of my groaning, my 
bones will scarce cleaye to my flesh. 

6 I am become like a pelican in the 
wilderness, and like an owl that is in 
the desert. 

7 I have watched, and am even as it 
were a sparrow, that sitteth alone upon 
the house-top. 

8 Mine enemies revile me all the day 
long ; and they that are mad upon me 
are sworn together against me. 

9 For I have eaten ashes as it were 
bread, and mingled my drink with weep- 

10 And that, because of thine in- 
dignation and wrath ; for thou hast 
taken me up, and cast me down. 

11 My days are gone like a shadow 
and I am withered like grass. 

13 But thou, Lord, shalt endure 
for ever, and thy remembrance through- 
out all generations. 



104 THE SEYEiq- PENITEKTIAL PSALMS. 

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy 
upon Sion ; for it is time that thou 
have mercy upon her, yea, the time is 
come. 

14 And why ? thy servants think 
upon her stones, and it pitieth them to 
see her in the dust. 

15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, 
Loed; and all the kings of the earth 
thy Majesty ; 

16 When the Lokd shall build up 
Sion, and when his glory shall appear; 

17 When he turneth him unto the 
prayer of the poor destitute, and de- 
spiseth not their desire. 

18 This shall be written for those 
that come after, and the people which 
shall be born shall praise the Lord. 

19 For he hath looked down from 
his sanctuary ; out of the heaven did 
the Lord behold the earth; 

20 That he might hear the mourn- 
ing of such as are in captivity, and de- 
liver the children appointed unto death; 



THE SEVEIN- PEKITEKTIAL PSALMS. 105 

21 That they may declare the Name 
of the LoED in Sion, and his worship 
at Jerusalem; 

22 When the people are gathered 
together, and the kingdoms also, to 
serve the Lokd. 

23 He brought down my strength 
in my journey, and shortened my days. 

24 But I said, my God, take me 
not away in the midst of mine age; as 
for thy years, they endure throughout 
all generations. 

25 Thou, LoKD, in the beginning 
hast laid the foundation of the earth, 
and the heavens are the work of thy 
hands. 

26 They shall perish, but thou shalt 
endure: they all shall wax old as doth 
a garment; 

27 And as a vesture shalt thou 
change them, and they shall be changed; 
but thou art the same, and thy years 
shall not fail. 

28 The children of thy servants 



106 THE SEYEInT PENITEKTIAL PSALMS. 

shall continue, and their seed shall 
stand fast in thy sight. 
Gloria. 

AGAINST EKYY. 

Psalm cxxx. De Profundis. 

Out of the deep have I called nnto 
thee, Lord ; Lord, hear my 
voice. 

2 let thine ears consider well the 
voice of my complaint. 

3 If thou, Lord, will be extreme to 
mark what is done amiss, Lord, who 
may abide it? 

4 For there is mercy with thee ; 
therefore shalt thou be feared. 

5 I look for the Lord ; my soul 
doth wait for him ; in his word is my 
trust. 

6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord, be- 
fore the morning watch; I say, before 
the morning watch. 

7 Israel, trust in the Lord ; for 



THE SEVEK PEKITEKTIAL PSALMS. 107 

with the Lord there is mercy ; and 
with him is plenteous redemption. 

8 And he shall redeem Israel from 
all his sins. 

Gloria, 

AGAIKST SLOTH. 

Psalm cxliii. Domine, exaudi. 

Hear my prayer, Lord, and con- 
sider my desire ; hearken unto me for 
thy trutli and righteousness' sake. 

2 And enter not into judgment with 
thy servant ; for in thy sight shall no 
man living be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my 
soul ; he hath smitten my life down 
to the ground ; he hath laid me in the 
darkness, as the men that have been 
long dead. 

4 Therefore is my spirit vexed with- 
in me, and my heart within me is deso- 
late. 

5 Yet I do remember the time past; 



108 THE SEYEiq- PEKITElvrTIAL PSALMS. 

I muse upon all thy works ; yea, I 
exercise myself in the works of thy 
hands. 

6 I stretch forth my hands unto 
thee ; my soul gaspeth unto thee as a 
thirsty land. 

7 Hear me, Lord, and that soon ; 
for my spirit waxeth faint ; hide not 
thy face from me, lest I be like unto 
them that go down into the pit. 

8 let. me hear thy loying kindness 
betimes in the morning, for in thee is 
my trust ; show thou me the way that 
I should walk in ; for I lift up my soul 
unto thee. 

9 Deliyer me, Lord, from mine 
enemies, for I flee unto thee to hide 
me. 

10 Teach me to do the thing that 
pleaseth thee, for thou art my God ; 
let thy loying Spirit lead me forth into 
the land of righteousness. 

11 Quicken me, Lord, for thy 
Name's sake ; and for thy righteous- 



THE SEYEH PENITENTIAL PSALMS. 109 

ness' sake bring my soul out of 
trouble. 

12 And of thy goodness slay mine 
enemies, and destroy all them that vex 
my soul ; for I am thy servant. 

Gloria. 



ittebitationa. 



My life begins and ends in God. 
He created me. He sustains me. To 
Him at last I must return and render 
my account. He holds all worlds in 
the hollow of His hand. Nations are 
as small dust in the balance before Him. 

What am I ? What is my life upon 
this little earth amid the million worlds 
that move by the will of God ! They 
obey Him. Shall I in my puny rage 
and thoughtlessness forget Him with- 
out whose thought I could not draw 
another breath ? " Fear God ! '' I am 
crushed with the thought of His power, 
for what am I but a worm in the 
dust before Him. I am His child, 
^' Like as a father pitieth his own 
children even so is the Lord merciful 
unto them that fear Him. He know- 
8 



114 THE SOUL. 

eth whereof we are made. He remem- 
bereth that we are bu t dust. " My Father ! 
Our Father ! All that I do and think, 
all that I suffer He knows. And He 
is pitiful and of tender mercy. He re- 
membereth that I am but dust. To 
loye God, to trust Him, to reverence 
His Holy Name in word and deed ; 
this is my manhood and my life. See 
Joh, xi. 7, 20. 

®l)e 00ul. 

God has said ^'^all souls are mine.'^ 
They belong to Him. He created theiii 
and He can destroy them. My soul is 
not mine but God's. How am I using 
it ? Does my soul deserve to live ? 
Does it know and love God who sus- 
tains it ? I must meet Him some day 
face to face. Father, mother, friends 
— all will leave me, and I shall be alone 
with God. Think of it. All alone 
without a creature to hear or see, with- 
out one to help and comfort. I shall 



siK. 115 

be alone in the stillness with God who 
made me, and to whom my soul belongs. 
Will that hour be pain or joy to me ? 
If I love Him it will be happiness be- 
yond all happiness that earth can give, 
for " Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, 
neither hath it entered into the heart 
of man the things which Gon hath 
prepared for them that love Him/' 
Oh ! may He fill my heart with His 
love, that I may be a true man, ready 
to work, ready to suffer, ready to die 
for my love of God : and at last to see 
His face and hear His voice saying unto 
me: ^^My son, thou hast sinned many 
times J but thou hast been faithful over 
a few things. Enter thou into the joy 
of thy Lord. " Ps. xlii. 

Sin. 

God made the world bright and beau- 
tiful, but man finds sadness everywhere. 
Some one is ever suffering. Some one 
is ever mourning. Some one is dying 



116 SIIsT. 

every moment. And where there is a 
little joy, it seems to carry a shadow 
with it. What does it mean ? Why 
are not all happy ? Why do the 
young and the hopeful die ? Why 
are people always mourning and never 
satisfied ? It is sii^. Sin is written 
everywhere. Man started out by for- 
getting God and the cloud is never 
absent from him. I look at myself. I 
cannot pray without having wandering 
thoughts. I am not always willing to 
worship. I am continually wishing 
and trying to do good and to love God, 
and am ever failing. My sins ! How 
many they are ! All the sins that I 
have committed ! I do not dare to 
count them. And then that one sin 
which follows me everywhere, which 
pursues and torments me until I in- 
dulge it. It comes between my soul 
and God. Will it always conquer me? 
Shall I let it grow and strengthen 
until my power to resist is all gone. 



REDEMPTION. 117 

and I stand before God with my sins 
piled up between His face and me. I 
do not know how much time I have. 
But I can work now. I can begin this 
moment with a prayer to our Father. 
'^The soul that sinneth it shall die/' 
but " whosoever cometh unto me I will 
in nowise cast out.'' 

Heb^mjJtion. 

'' The fear of the Loed is to hate 
evil." God hates sin, and I have sinned. 
Oh, the pitiful, unconquerable torture 
of remembered sin ! Will nothing help 
me ? I am utterly fallen and sick at 
heart. To meet the everlasting God 
and look His judgments in the face. 
This is more than my soul can bear. 
There is one Hope, one Strength. 
Look up, my soul ! Jesus Christ 
loves me. On His cross He died for 
me. He knew my sin and redeemed 
my life. What can separate me from 
the love of Christ ? Neither life nor 



118 HOLINESS. 

death, nor things present, nor things 
to come, can rob me of that Loye. It 
enters into my being. It rouses my 
manhood. It brings me back, soiled as 
I am. It reconciles me to God. After 
al] I am His child, through Cheist, 
my own true Life and Hope. I am 
" bought with a price, and that the 
Precious Blood. '^ If I haye anything 
noble in me, anything true, anything 
good, it is from Him, and I will striye 
to return it to Him in a sober, right- 
eous and godly life. Lord Jesus 
Christ, by Thine agony and bloody 
sweat, by Thy cross and passion, by 
Thy precious death and burial, by Thy 
glorious resurrection and ascension, 
Deliyer me ! Romans, yiii. 31. 

holiness. 

My body is the temple of the Holy 
Ghost. He is the all-holy God. How 
have I realized this ? Haye I eyer 
sinned against Him ? Haye I eyen 



HOLINESS. 119 

once, in all my life, felt His Pres- 
ence, or said a prayer for His help and 
guidance ? All my gifts of grace come 
through Him. He is the giver of life, 
and purity; and truth. He enables 
me to discern my Lord in the Holy 
Communion. And with His sevenfold 
gifts I was blessed in confirmation — 
wisdom, knowledge, counsel, spiritual 
strength, knowledge of the Lord, true 
godliness, and holy fear. All that is 
bright and beautiful upon earth, all 
that is great and good in human his- 
tory, is the work of the Holy Ghost. 
^' His voice is on the rolling air. His 
whisper at the gates of day." His 
power vibrates in mind, and heart, and 
throbbing pulse. He reveals to me the 
counsels of our Father, and He blesses 
me with the presence of Jesus always. 
gracious Spirit, tiue Lord, Giver of 
Life, fill me with Thy love. Show me 
what is right, and enable me to per- 
form it. Keep me in the conflict of 



120 THE HOLY COMMUNIOIsr. 

this earthly life, and strengthen me 
when I die ! 

Qii)c j^olg dLommnnion. 

How can I learn to know God ? Is 
my Sayiour always here on earth to 
receiye His people ? Yes, surely. I 
know this. He has not gone off far 
away and left ns here alone. He is still 
with us. Emmanuel, God with us. 
He is with His Church, as He said : 
^^ Lo, I am with you eyen unto the end 
of the world/^ He is present in the 
Holy Communion, and I can come 
specially near him there. I can receiye 
His blessed Body and Blood, so that 
my sinful body may be made clean by 
His Body, and my soul washed through 
His most precious Blood, that I may 
dwell in Him, and He in me. I am 
not worthy. I neyer could be worthy. 
But He stands at the door and knocks, 
and who am I to refuse to let Him in ? 
To be without Him means death — my 



LIFE. 121 

death. Therefore I shall take that 
Holy Sacrament to strengthen my soul 
by His Presence, and to do what He 
commanded us to do — show His death 
until He come again. He has said to 
me, that unless I eat the flesh of the 
Son of Man, and drink His blood, I haye 
no life in me. No life ! Only dark- 
ness, death. Christ, help me. Thy 
child ! Make me a clean heart, and re- 
new a right spirit within me, so that I 
may worthily receive this blessing of 
life ! I shall die, but I shall rise again. 
'' He that eateth Me shall liye by Me.'' 
^' He that eateth My flesh and drink- 
eth My blood hath eternal life, and I 
will raise him up at the last day.'' I 
haye eternal life ! See St. John, yi. 

Why was I born ? What is the ob- 
ject of all this preparation and train- 
ing ? What is the end of it ? Is it 
to be rich ? To be honored ? To be 



133 LIFE. 

popular ? Certaioly not any of these 
simply. God gave me my life to use 
FOE His gloey. He made me in His 
image, and I must first work to bring 
out that image clear and strong in my 
character. I must be a man, a true 
man, first, and then I may think of 
other things. But this thought always 
foremost and strongest, ^^to do Thy 
will, God ; '^ this ideal ever held be- 
fore my eyes, ^^ the stature of the Per- 
fect Man in Cheist Jesus." Without 
this there is no nobleness, no greatness, 
no success worthy the name. Without 
this all life is a dream, a fancy, an un- 
real thing. Is it all wrong to think of 
worldly honour ? Surely not. I may 
use it for God. I may see my Saviour 
through it. I may strive to write His 
cross on all that I do, and I may be 
loyal to Him and defend His honour, 
even if it involves toil and trouble to 
me. All things change and pass, but 
He never faileth. One rock standeth 



DEATH. 123 

sure, the length and breadth, and depth 
and height of the Love that passeth 
knowledge. I will be faithful. I will 
^' endure as seeing Him who is invis- 
ible.'' And may our Father, who gives 
me this will, give me also the strength 
to perform it ! 

'^ Thek thou shalt die.*^ The most 
certain thing that I know is that I shall 
die. The evening will come — the cold 
sunset on my life. And my work shall be 
done. And I shall leave all that I have 
on earth, and go upon that last journey 
to the silent land, whose secrets no 
human being has ever come back to 
tell. Am I afraid to die ? Why ? 
Why should I be afraid to go home to 
Him, who has dealt so lovingly with me, 
who, in all these years, has never failed 
nor forsaken me. As we have lived, 
so will we die. If we have loved self 
more than God, then will there be great 



124 DEATH. 

distress when self is passing in helpless 
gloom. " The sting of death is sin/' 
but ^^ thanks be to God who giyeth us 
the yictory through our Loed Jesus 
Christ." Jesus will be with me, and 
He has died. He has gone this way be- 
fore me. '' When thou passest through 
the waters I will be with thee." He 
can take me through. And then I 
shall see Him face to face. All my life 
shall be filled with peace and perfect 
joy. All my mind shall be full of light. 
And in the many mansions of our 
Father's home, with those whom I 
haye known and loved, I shall see the 
Divine King in His Beauty, my Sav- 
iour, my King, my Light, my Life, my 
Lord and my God. 



UtaMngs 

from 

i)o{^ Btxxptnu, 



tcBBOUB from i\)e ®lb Sestantent. 
I- 

The fear of the Lord is the begin- 
ning of knowledge, but fools despise 
wisdom and instruction. My son, hear 
the instruction of thy father, and for- 
sake not the law of thy mother ; for 
they shall be an ornament of grace unto 
thy head, and chains about thy neck. 

My son, if sinners entice thee, con- 
sent thou not. If they say, come with 
us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk 
privily for the innocent without cause ; 
let us swallow them up alive, as the 
grave ; and whole, as those that go 
down into the pit ; we shall find all 
precious substance, we shall fill our 
houses with spoil ; cast in thy lot 
among us ; let us all have one purse ; 
my son, walk not thou in the way with 



138 LESSORS FROM THE 

them : refrain thy foot from their 
path ; for their feet run to evil, and 
make haste to shed blood. (Surely in 
yain the net is spread in the sight of 
any bird.) And they lay wait for their 
oivn blood ; they lurk privily for their 
0W71 lives. So are the ways of every 
one that is greedy of gain ; which 
taketh away the life of the owners 
thereof. Prov. i. 7-20. 

II. 

AYiSDOM crieth without ; she utter- 
eth her voice in the streets ; she crieth 
in the chief place of concourse in the 
openings of the gates ; in the city she 
uttereth her words, saying: How long, 
ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? 
And the scorners delight in their scorn- 
ing, and fools hate knowledge ? Turn 
you at my reproof ; behold, I will pour 
out my spirit unto you, I will make 
known my words unto you. 

Because I have called and ye re- 



OLD TESTAMENT. 129 

fused ; I have stretched out my hand 
and no man regarded : but ye have set at 
naught all my counsel, and would none 
of my reproof ; I also will laugh at 
your calamity ; I will mock when your 
fear cometh ; when your fear cometh 
as desolation, and your destruction 
cometh as a whirlwind ; when distress 
and anguish cometh upon you, then 
shall they call upon me, but I will not 
answer ; they shall seek me early but 
they shall not find me ; for that they 
hated knowledge, and did not choose 
the fear of the Lord ; they would none 
of my counsel ; they despised all my 
reproof ; therefore, shall they eat of 
the fruit of their own way, and be 
filled with their own devices. For the 
turning away of the simple shall slay 
them, and the prosperity of fools shall 
destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth 
unto me, shall dwell safely, and shall 
be quiet from fear of evil. Prov. i. 
20-33. 
9 



130 LESSONS FEOM THE 

III. 

My son, forget not my law ; but let 
thine heart keep my commandments ; 
for length of days, and long life and 
peace, shall they add to thee. Let not 
mercy and truth forsake thee ; bind 
them about thy neck : write them upon 
the table of thine heart ; so shalt thou 
find favour and good understanding in 
the sight of God and man. 

Trust in the Lokd with all thine 
heart : and lean not unto thine own 
understanding. In all thy ways ac- 
knowledge Him, and he shall direct 
thy paths. 

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear 
the Lord and depart from evil. * It 
shall be health to thy navel and mar- 
row to thy bones. Honour the Lord 
with thy substance, and with the first 
fruits of all thine increase ; so shall 
thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses shall burst out with new wine. 

My son, despise not the chastening 



OLD TESTAMENT. 131 

of the Lord ; neither be weary of his 
correction : for whom the Lord loyeth 
he correcteth ; even as a father the son 
in whom he delighteth. Frov. iii. 
1-13. 

IV. 

Happy is the man that findeth wis- 
dom, and the man that getteth under- 
standing. For the merchandise of it 
is better than the merchandise of silver, 
and the gain thereof than fine gold. She 
is more precious than rubies, and all 
the things thou canst desire are not to 
be compared unto her. Length of days 
is in her right hand, and in her left 
hand riches and honour. Her ways 
are ways of pleasantness, and all her 
paths are peace. She is a tree of 
life to them that lay hold upon her ; 
and happy is every one that retaineth 
her. The Lord by wisdom hath found- 
ed the earth ; by understanding hath 
he established the heavens. By his 



133 LESSOKS FKOM THE 

knowledge, the depths are broken up, 
and the clouds drop down the dew. 

My son, let not them depart from 
thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and 
discretion; so shall they be life unto 
thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Then 
shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and 
thy foot shall not stumble. When 
thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid; 
yea, thoa shalt lie down and thy sleep 
shall be sweet. Be not afraid of sud- 
den fear, neither of the desolation of 
the wicked when it cometh. For the 
Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall 
keep thy foot from being taken. Prov. 
iii. 14-37. 

V. 

Hear, ye children, the instruction of 
a father, and attend to know under- 
standing. For I giye you good doctrine, 
forsake ye not my law. For I was my 
father's son, tender and only beloved in 
the sight of my mother. He taught 
me also, and said unto me, Let thine 



OLD TESTAMENT. 133 

heart retain my words ; keep my com- 
mandments, and live. Get wisdom, 
get understanding ; forget it not : 
neither decline from the words of my 
mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall 
preserve thee ; love her and she shall 
keep thee. Wisdom is the principal 
thing, therefore get wisdom, and with 
all thy getting get understanding. 
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee ; 
she shall bring thee to honour, when 
thou dost embrace her. She shall give 
to thine head an ornament of grace ; a 
crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 
Hear, my son, and receive my say- 
ings ; and the years of thy life shall be 
many. I have taught thee in the way 
of wisdom; I have led thee in right 
paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall 
^ot be straitened ; and when thou run- 
nest, thou shalt not stumble. Take 
fast hold of instruction ; let her not go: 
keep her ; for she is thy life. Prov. 
iv. 1-14. 



134 LESSORS FROM THE 

VI. 

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and 
bow thine ear to my understanding ; 
that thou mayest regard discretion, and 
that thy lips may keep knowledge. 

A naughty person, a wicked man, 
walketh with a froward mouth. He 
winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with 
his feet, he teacheth with his fingers ; 
froward n ess is in his heart, he deyiseth 
mischief continually, he soweth discord. 
Therefore shall his calamity come 
suddenly ; suddenly shall he be broken 
without remedy. 

These six things doth the Lord hate : 
yea, seven are an abomination unto 
him : a proud look, a lying tongue, 
and hands that shed innocent blood, an 
heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, 
feet that be swift in running to mis- 
chief, a false witness that speaketh lies, 
and he that soweth discord among 
brethren. 

My son, keep thy father's command- 



OLD TESTAMEiq-T. 135 

ment, and forsake not the law of thy 
mother ; bind them continually upon 
thine heart, and tie them about thy 
neck. When thou goest, it shall lead 
thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep 
thee ; and wlien thou awakest, it shall 
talk with thee. For the commandment 
is a lamp ; and reproofs of instruction 
are the way of life. Ftqik y. 1-2 and 
vi. 12-24. 

YII. 

Eemember now thy Creator in the 
days of thy youth, while the eyil days 
come not, nor the years draw nigh, 
when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure 
in them ; while the sun, or the light, or 
the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, 
nor the clouds return after the rain ; 
in the day when the keepers of the 
house shall tremble, and the strong 
men shall bow themselves, and the 
grinders cease because they are few, and 
those that look out of the windows be 



136 LESSORS FROM THE 

darkened, and the doors shall be shut in 
the streets, when the sound of the grind- 
ing is low, and he shall rise up at the 
voice of the bird, and all the daughters 
of music shall be brought low; also when 
they shall be afraid of that which is 
high, and fears shall he in the wa)^, and 
the almond-tree shall flourish, and the 
grasshopper shall be a burden, and de- 
sire shall fail ; because man goeth to 
his long home, and the mourners go 
about the streets : or ever the silver 
cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be 
broken, or the pitcher be broken at the 
fountain, or the wheel broken at the 
cistern ; then shall the dust return to 
the earth as it was, and the spirit shall 
return unto God who gave it. Eccles. 
xii. 1-8. 

iLessons from tlie Nero Sestant^nt. 
I. 
Kkow ye not, that so many of us as 
were baptized into Jesus Christ were 



KEW TESTAMENT. 137 

baptized into his death ? Therefore 
we are buried with him by baptism 
into* death ; that like as Christ was 
raised up from the dead by the glory 
of the Father, even so we also should 
walk in newness of life. For if we 
have been planted together in the like- 
ness of his death, we shall be also i7i 
the likeness of Ms resurrection ; know- 
ing this, that our old man is crucified 
with him, that the body of sin might 
be destroyed, that henceforth we should 
not serve sin. For he that is dead is 
freed from sin. Now, if we be dead 
with Christ, we believe that we shall 
also live with him : knowing that 
Christ, being raised from the dead, 
dieth no more; death hath no more 
dominion over him. For in that he 
died, he died unto sin once : but in 
that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to 
be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto 
God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



138 LESSONS FKOM THE 

Let not sin therefore reign in your 
mortal body, that ye should obey it in 
the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye 
your members as instruments of un- 
righteousness unto sin ; but yield your- 
selves unto God, as those that are alive 
from the dead, and your members as 
instruments of righteousness unto God. 
For sin shall not have dominion over 
you ; for ye are not under the law, but 
under grace. Romans, vi. 3-15. 

II. 

Akd you Jiath he quickened^ who were 
dead in trespasses and sins ; wherein 
in time past ye walked according to 
the course of this world, according to 
the prince of the power of the air, the 
spirit that now worketh in the children 
of disobedience ; among whom also we 
all had our conversation in times past 
in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the 
desires of the flesh and of the mind ; 
and were by nature the children of 



NEW TESTAMENT. 139 

wrath, even as others. But God, who 
is rich in mercy, for his great love 
wherewith he loved us, even when we 
were dead in sins, hath quickened us 
together with Christ (by grace ye are 
saved); and hath raised us up together, 
and made us sit together in heavenly 
places in Christ Jesus ; that in the 
ages to come he might show the ex- 
ceeding riches of his grace, in his 
kindness towards us, through Christ 
Jesus. For by grace are ye saved 
through faith ; and that not of your- 
selves ; it is the gift of GoD, not of 
works, lest any man should boast. 
For we are his workmanship, created 
in Christ Jesus unto good works, 
which God hath before ordained that 
we should walk in them. Ephes. ii. 
1-11. 

III. 

This I say then. Walk in the Spirit, 
and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the 
flesh. For the flesh lusteth against 



140 LESSON'S FROM THE 

the Spirit, and the Spirit against the 
flesh : and these are contrary the one 
to the other, so that ye cannot do the 
things that ye would. But if ye be led 
of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 
Now the works of the flesh are mani- 
fest, which are these: Adultery, forni- 
cation, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, yariance, 
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, 
heresies, envyings, murders, drunken- 
ness, reyellings, and such like : of the 
which I tell you before, as I have also 
told you in time past, that they which do 
such things shall not inherit the King- 
dom of GfoD. But the fruit of the 
Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, 
gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, 
temperance ; against such there is no 
law. And they that are Christ's haye 
crucified the flesh with the affections 
and lusts. If we liye in the Spirit, let 
us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not 
be desirous of yainglory, proyoking 



KEW TESTAMENT. 141 

one another, envying one another. 
Galat. V. 16-26. 

ly. 

MoKEOYER, brethren, I would not 
that ye should be ignorant, how that all 
our fathers were under the cloud, and 
all passed through the sea ; and were 
all baptized unto Moses in the cloud 
and in the sea ; and did all eat the 
same spiritual meat ; and did all drink 
the same spiritual drink (for they 
drank of that spiritual Kock that fol- 
lowed them : and that Kock was 
Christ) ; but with many of them God 
was not well pleased, for they were 
overthrown in the wilderness. 

Now these things were our examples, 
to the intent that we should not lust 
after evil things, as they also lusted. 
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some 
of them ; as it is written, The people 
sat down to eat and drink, and rose up 
to play. Neither let us commit forni- 



143 LESSOKS FEOM THE 

cation, as some of them committed, 
and fell in one day three and twenty 
thousand. Neither let ns tempt Christ, 
as some of them also tempted, and were 
destroyed of serpents, Neither mur- 
mur ye, as some of them also mur- 
mured, and were destroyed of the de- 
stroyer. Now all these things hap- 
pened unto them for examples, and 
they are written for our admonition, 
upon whom the ends of the world are 
come. Wherefore let him that think- 
eth he standeth take heed lest he fall. 
I Cor. X. 1-13. 



Beware lest any man spoil you 
through philosophy and yain deceit, 
after the tradition of men, after the 
rudiments of the world, and not after 
Christ. For in him dwelleth all the 
fulness of the Godhead bodily ; and ye 
are complete in him, which is the head 
of all principality and power ; in whom 



KEW TESTAMENT. 143 

also ye are circumcised with the cir- 
cumcision made without hands^ in put- 
ting off the body of the sins of the flesh 
by the circumcision of Christ : buried 
with him in Baptism, wherein also ye 
are risen with 7nm/ through the faith 
of the operation of God, who hath 
raised him from the dead. And you, 
being dead in your sins and the uncir- 
cumcision of your flesh, hath he quick- 
ened together with him, haying for- 
given you all trespasses ; blotting out 
the handwriting of ordinances that was 
against us, which was contrary to us, 
and took it out of the way, nailing it 
to his Cross ; and haying spoiled prin- 
cipalities and powers, he made a show' 
of them openly, triumphing oyer them 
in it. 

Let no man therefore judge you in 
meat or in drink, or in respect of an holy 
day, or of the new moon, or of the Sab- 
hath-days : which are a shadow of things 
to come; but the body is of Christ. Let 



144 LESSONS FKOM THE 

no man beguile you of your reward iii 
a voluntary humility and worshipping 
of angels, intruding into those things 
which he hath not seen, vainly puffed 
up by his fleshly mind, and not holding 
the Head, from which all the body by 
joints and bands haying nourishment 
ministered, and knit together, increaseth 
with the increase of God. Goh ii. 
8-19. 

YI. 

What doth it profit, my brethren, 
though a man say he hath faith, and 
have not works? Can faith save him? 
If a brother or sister be naked, and 
destitute of daily food, and one of you 
say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye 
warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye 
give them not those things which are 
needful to the body; what doth it profit? 
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is 
dead, being alone. Yea, a man may 
say. Thou hast faith, and I have works; 
shew me thy faith without thy works. 



KEW TESTAMEJ^T. 145 

and I will shew thee my faith by my 
works. Thou believest that there is 
one God ; thou doest well : the deyils 
also believe, and tremble. But wilt 
thou know, yain man, that faith 
without works is dead? Was not Abra- 
ham our father justified by works, 
when he had offered Isaac his son 
upon the altar ? Seest thou how faith 
wrought with his works, and by works 
was faith made perfect? And the scrip- 
ture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham 
believed God, and it was imputed unto 
him for righteousness : and he was called 
the Friend of God. Ye see then how 
that by works a man is justified, and not 
by faith only. Likewise also was not 
Eahab the harlot justified by works, 
when she had received the messengers, 
and had sent them out another way? 
For as the body without the spirit is 
dead, so faith without works is dead 
also. St, Ja'JieSy ii. 14-26. 
10 



146 LESSONS FROM THE 

VII. 

Grace and peace be multiplied unto 
you through the knowledge of God, and 
of Jesus our Lord. According as his 
divine power hath given unto us all 
things that pertain unto life and god- 
liness, through the knowledge of him 
that hath called us to glory and virtue: 
whereby are given unto us exceeding 
great and precious promises; that by 
these ye might be partakers of the di- 
vine nature, having escaped the corrup- 
tion that is in the world through last 
And besides this, giving all diligence, 
add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, 
knowledge ; and to knowledge, temper- 
ance; and to temperance, patience; and 
to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, 
brotherly kindness ; and to brotherly 
kindness, charity. For if these things 
be in you, and abound, they make you 
that ye shall neither he barren nor un- 
fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord 
Jesus Christ ; but he that lacketh 



NEW TESTAMENT. 147 

these things is blind, and cannot see 
afar off, and hath forgotten that he was 
purged from his old sins. Wherefore the 
rather, brethren, give diligence to make 
your calling and election sure; for if 
ye do these things, ye shall never fall. 
For so an entrance shall be ministered 
unto you abundantly into the everlast- 
ing Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. II St. Peter, i. 2-12. 



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